Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 48.58%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 28.03% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.39%) and 2-0 (7.38%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-2 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.